Film scraping device



June 17, l941.' c, sw 2,245,976

FILM SGRAPING DEVICE.

Original Filed Feb. 28, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet I m. m" 'W) .m' In; Wm H I 5'0 I I 6/ a 5' J/ L j j Frederick 6'. Grfiszuo/d,

June 17, 1941. F. c. GRISWOLD FILM SCRAPING DEVICE Original Filed Feb. 28, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 H 2% 5 l J 6 W 0 00 I'm. a 5 7 b ,9 w a 6 W J 6 a W h U 3 l a \QL a W /\m I) 1 iii]. 3 4 a a (a r Frederick (J. Gr/Iswa/J,

Patented June 17, 1941 r orries The present invention relates to film splicing devices, and has more particular reference to an improved device for scraping the film where the splice is to be made, so as to remove the emulsion from the film as required in making and;

ficient splice.

'The present application is a, division of my 'co-pending application for U. S. Letters Patent for Film splicing devices, Serial Number 321,311, and an object of the present inventionis to provide a film scraper having guiding surfaces adapted to co-act with guiding surfaces of a splicing device proper of the type disclosed in my above mentioned co -pending application, whereby the scraper is effectively guided as it is reciprocated to scrape the film. I v Another object of the present invention is to provide a film scraping device havingmeans to depress the projecting end of the film asit is being scraped, thereby maintaining the scraped portion of the film against a shoulder while'it is being acted upon by the blade of the scraping device. 1 v p Still another object of the present invention is to provide simple and efiicient means for clamping the scraper bladein place. I 7

A further object of the present invention is to provide a film scraping device which is sim ple and durable in construction, economical to manufacture, convenient to use, operation. I I

The present invention consists in thelnovel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevational viewshowing a scraper constructed in accordance with the present invention anddisposed in position upon a film splicing device proper so that re-v ciprocation of the scraper will cause removal of the emulsion from one portion of the filmstrip where 3. splice is to be made. 7 g I U Figure 2 is a vertical transversesection on line 22 of Figure 1. I f g Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary uh'orizontal section taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 a top plan view of the scrapershown in Figure 1. I V Figure 5 is a detailed View partly in section and partly in elevation illustrating ,a modified form of scraper blade which is employed when a bevel form of splice is to be made. 1 Figure 6 is an edge elevational view showing film strip portions having a beveled joint or and eificient in splice'as produced by'us'e of the blade shown in gur ian j Figured is a View similar to Figure 6 showing the portions of a film strip having a lap joint or splice such'as' is produced by the use of a blad'of the type shown in Figures 1 and 2.

' Theprese'nt film scraping device is particularly a'dapted for use in connection with a splicing devi'ce proper of the type shown in'my abovehientioned'co-pehding application, wherein two film-clamps are provided, each comprising a pair of co'actingclamping jaws adapted to receive and I holdlfpor'tionof the film to be spliced. In this typeof splicing device, one 'clamp comprises upper and lowerjaws' or j'aw plates 5 and 6 that are adapted to receive the portion not the film, and thefother'; clamp comprises similar upper and loiXfE i laws or ja wiplatesfl and Bthat are adapted to receive the portionl) of the film, the end of the portion]? being adapted to be superim ppseq'np -theend of'the portion a when the splice "is made; 'As shown clearly inFigures 2 and Sfth'e jaw '51s narrower than the jaw 6, therebyprovidingari xtended shoulder or shelf {at the inner side of this clamp upon which a part of the filnrpo'r'tion a rests with its'upper surface exposed. Ina'like'manner, the jaw 8 is narrowerthan the jaw I so as to provide an eX-' tended shelf or shoulder It] at the inner side of the 1ampjcqmp se1 r jaws l and 8, against which shoulder lfl a partf'of the film portion 1) is disposed with as lower surface exposed. The arrangement is such that when the clamp composed of jaws l and 8 is swung forwardly and downwardly, the jaws of the two clamps cooperate to shear the extendedends of the film portions, leavingnarrow end "portions on the shoulders 9 and 'lflfwhichlwilli"overlap a predetermined distance andwillbe" pressed together'when the forward and downward swinging movement ofthe clamp 1, 8 is'completed; By scraping the emul- 51011 from the uppersurface of the end of film portions disposed "on shoulder 9, and then applying'cement to'this scraped surface, it will be apparent thatthe'joint" or splice will be made as the ends of the film portions are sheared and the ends thereof'remaining on the shoulders 9 andl ll'are 'pressed'together, pursuant to the for ltafrd and downward swinging movement of the clamp 7,8. The film splicing device proper also embpdies ahorizontal base or base plate I I, prefera l 'pr elongated rectangular form and of a width equal' 'to' the combined widths of the two film clamps, which are mounted on said base in side byside relation. 'I'he base H has a fiat upper surface portion 50 beside the stationary clamp 5, 6, and the lower jaw 6 of the stationary clamp is extended forwardly beyond the upper jaw 5 to the forward end of the base II and has a straight flat inner edge 5|. Other details and features of the splicing device proper are clearly described in my above-mentioned co-pending application, and need not be further described herein.

The scraper constituting the present invention is adapted to operate upon a part of the film portion a which rests upon the shoulder 9 while said film portion a is clamped between the jaws 5 and 6 and so as to remove the emulsion therefrom. This is done while the film portion b is held between the jaws 1 and. 8 ofthe swinging clamp and while the latter is in its upwardly and rearwardly swung position as shown more clearly in Figures 1 and 2, the jaws 1 and 8 being closed instead of being open as shown in Figure l. The scraper comprises a horizontal plate-like base 5| having a fiat bottom surface adapted to flatly engage the upper flat guiding surface 56 of the base Also, the base 5| of the scraper is provided along one side withv a flat edge 52 arranged to simultaneously engage the fiat inner guiding edge 5| of the lower jaw 6 of the stationary clamp. Rigid with and rising from the base 5| is a transverse member 53 adapted to form a handle which may be gripped for reciprocating the scraper, and at the inner side of this member 52 is a rigid platelike part 54 having a forwardly projecting portion or arm 55 which is spaced above and extends outwardly beyond the side edge 52 of the base 5! as will be apparent from an inspection of Figure 2. This forwardly projecting portion or arm 55 has a vertical flat front edge against which is adapted to be disposed the scraper blade 56 consisting of a thin flexible elongated strip of metal having endcutting edges. Means is provided to tightly clamp the blade 56 in place against the end edge of the portion or arm 55, which means consists of a clamping member 51 bolted or otherwise secured as at 58 to the projecting arm 55 and having an inwardly directed curved forward end portion 59 disposed in spaced relation to and forwardly of the forward edge of arm 55. A clamping block 60 of elongated form is disposed between the curved portion 59 and the forward end of arm 55,-and this clamping block has a rounded side fitting the curved portion' 59 of the clamping member 51. Also, the block 66 has a rabbeted portion 6| arranged o engage the front face of the blade 56 and the inner edge of the latter. Thus, when the block 69 is forced toward the forward end of the arm 55 and laterally and inwardly relative to the latter. the blade 56 will be firmly clamped against the end edgeof said arm 55 and tightly held between the member 51 and the flanged side of the block 69. In this way, the blade 56 will be firmly held against any movement and in a truly vertical position so that the lower edge of the blade will be absolutely parallel with the film portion to be scraped. The part of the blade 56 projecting below the arm 55 will be freely flexible so that it may yield in opposite directions as the scraper is reciprocated, in a manner generally well known in the art. This insures free movement of the scraper and an efficient scraping action. Means is provided for forcing the clamping block 60 toward the forward end of the arm 55 and laterally and inwardly relative to the same so as to efiec-t the firm clamping of the blade in place, which means may consist of a set screw 62 threaded at an angle through the curved portion 59 of the clamping plate 51 and engaging in a transverse angularly disposed groove 63 provided in the clamping block 60 as shown more clearly in Figure 3. The latter arrangement provides for holding the block 60 in place or against vertical displacement while it is being tightened or when it is loosened.

It is important to maintain the projecting end of the film portion a depressed while the part on the shoulder 9 is being scraped. For this purpose, I provide a horizontal guard plate 64 which projects forwardly from the handle member 53 and extends at the outer side of the blade 56 as well as forwardly of the latter, with its forward end upturned as at 65. In this way, the projecting end of the film portion a is guided under the guard plate 64 so as to be depressed below the plane of the shoulder 9 while the scraping blade 56. is operating on the part of the film resting on said shoulder 9. As the blade 56 is held in a position with its lower edge outwardly of the inner edge of the base 5|, it is properly positioned to engage the part of the film resting on the shoulder 9, when the scraper is reciprocated in contact with the guiding surface 50 and guiding edge 5|. The forward end of base 5| of the scraper is preferably beveled forwardly and downwardly as at 66 so that it will ride under the projecting end of the film portion u even though the same is depressed by the guard plate 64.

In operation, the swinging clamp is swung upwardly and rearwardly, after which the film portions to be spliced are clamped between the jaws of the respective clamps. The part of the film portion a which rests on the shoulder 9 is then scraped to remove the emulsion therefrom, after which cement is applied to this scraped part. The swinging clamp is then lowered so as to shear the projecting ends of the film portions and to press together the overlapping ends of the film portions which remain between the shoulders 9 and I9. It will of course be understood that the splicing operation described will effect, an ordinary lap joint or splice in connection with a film having emulsion only on one surface thereof, as indicated at 64' in Figure '7. To do this, the film portion a must be disnosed with its emulsion surface uppermost and the film portion 1) must be disposed with its emulsion surface disposed rearwardly with respect to the swinging clamp when the latter is in raised position.

It is sometimes necessary to splice a film having emulsion on both surfaces thereof, or to scrape both film portions in order to produce a beveled joint or splice of no greater thickness than the thickness of the film itself, as indicated at 63 in Figure 6. Under such circumstances. it is necessary to modify the film splicing device proper as illustrated in my abovementioned co-pending application, whereby the scraper may be utilized to scrape the part of the film portion 1) engaging the shoulder H! of the jaw 1 of the swinging clamp. Under these conditions, it is necessary to scrape the projecting ends of both film portions and to bevel such endsso as to produce a thin beveled joint or splice 63. The manner in which the ends of film portions are beveled to bring'this about is generally well known in the art, and the only change required in forming such a splice is to provide the scraper blade 5611 with a laterally inclined lower scraping edge as indicated at 62 in Figure 5.

It will be noted that the scraper is of very simple construction embodying a base merely provided with a flat under supporting surface and a flat side guiding edge. Inward and downward pressure on the scraper is all that is needed while being operated, and elaborate guideways or guide ribs on the splicing device or the scraper are unnecessary. Also, the relation is such that the scraping blade does not protrude below the base of the scraper, and a very compact and durable construction of scraper is possible.

It i believed the construction and operation, as well as the advantages of the present invention will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art. Minor changes in the details of construction illustrated and described are contemplated Within the scope and spirit of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is:

1. In a film splicing device, a film scraper comprising a base having a flat under surface and provided along one side with a straight edge, a member rising from said base and having a projecting arm parallel with said straight edge and overhanging said base, and means carried by an end of said arm for clamping a scraping blade in a vertical position with its lower edge disposed outwardly beyond said straight side edge of the base and above the upper surface of said base.

2. In a film splicing device, a film scraper comprising a base having a flat under surface and provided along one side with a straight edge, a member rising from said base and having a projecting arm parallel with said straight edge and overhanging said base, means carried by an end of said arm for clamping a scraping blade in a vertical position with its lower edge disposed outwardly beyond said straight side edge of the base and above the upper surface of said base, and a horizontal guard plate disposed above the base and below said arm in position to depress the projecting end portion of the film to be scraped below the level of the lower edge of the blade.

3. In a film splicing device, a film scraper comprising a base having a fiat under surface and provided along one side with a straight edge, a member rising from said base and having a projecting arm parallel with said straight edge and overhanging said base, means carried by an end of said arm for clamping a scraping blade in a vertical position with its lower edge disposed outwardly beyond said straight side edge of the base and above the upper surface of said base, and a horizontal guard plate disposed above the base and below said arm in position to depress the projecting end portion of the film to be scraped below the level of the lower edge of the blade, the forward end of said base being beveled to ride under said projecting end of the film.

4. In a film splicing device, a film scraper comprising a base having a fiat under surface and provided along one side with a straight edge, a member rising from said base and having a projecting arm parallel with said straight edge and overhanging said base, means carried by an end of said arm for clamping a scraping blade in a vertical position with its lower edge disposed outwardly beyond said straight side edge of the base and above the upper surface of said base, said clamping means comprising a curved jaw arranged in spaced relation to the end of said arm, a vertical block having a curved surface engaging said jaw and provided with a longitudinal rabbet to receive the blade, and means for forcing said block toward the arm so as to firmly clamp the blade at its edges and opposite faces between the block and the arm and to urge the blade outwardly of the straight edge of the base.

5. In a film splicing device, a film scraper comprising a base having a fiat under surface and provided along one side with a straight edge, a member rising from said base and having a projecting arm parallel with said straight edge and overhanging said base, means carried by an end of said arm for clamping a scraping blade in a vertical position with its lower edge disposed outwardly beyond said straight side edge of the base and above the upper surface of said base, said clamping means comprising a curved jaw arranged in spaced relation to the end of said arm, a vertical block having a curved surface engaging said jaw and provided with a longitudinal rabbet to receive the blade, and means for forcing said block toward the arm as to firmly clamp the blade at its edges and opposite faces between the block and the arm and to urge the blade outwardly of the straight edge of the base, said last-named means comprising a set screw disposed at an angle to said arm, said block having a transverse groove disposed at a corresponding angle to said arm.

FREDERICK C. GRISWOLD. 

